No, they were not. These are some of the Botanical Garden’s collection. I used to see Vanilla garden in Sumatra, I had one in my garden but never bare the flowers. It maybe because of the cool weather here or less sunlight.

Wow.. Amazing Isadora ! I have not as many as you do. Actually, I am not the type of person who patiently and diligently in maintaining orchids. things that are needed by them. I am so happy to know that. 🙂

So beautiful, my favorite is the last one. They are becoming more and more popular here in the U.S. It used to be that you had to go to a special nursery to buy an orchid plant – now you can buy them at every supermarket – pretty nice ones, and for a very good price! The world grows smaller…